Association of Extending Hospital Length of Stay With Reduced Pediatric Hospital Readmissions

JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Feb 1;173(2):186-188. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.3815.

Abstract

This cohort study explores the association between index hospitalization length of stay and hospital readmissions among children.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Pediatric / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data*
  • Linear Models
  • Male
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
  • Patient Readmission / statistics & numerical data*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • United States